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My wife and I attended the fireworks festival on August 18th. Of course, like any cultural event in Moscow, it is organized absolutely monstrously in terms of logistics. To just get into the park, you have to go through several cordons. Moreover, all movements are organized, apparently, on the assumption that all experienced tourists, either in cars, and no disabled people, children, or elderly people should go to this event, because made according to the principle “a hundred miles is not a detour for a mad dog.”For some reason they announced that scooters were not allowed. Why? At such distances, sometimes this is the only salvation.
Upon entering the park, you still need to somehow find your way, which is difficult - the law enforcement officers don’t know anything. We wanted to watch the concert, but finding the stage was a real quest, and we only got to the last 15 minutes of Chizh’s performance (although they were wonderful).
For some reason, the music from the stage in the center of the park was not broadcast, but played something neutral. I can only assume that this is based on the assumption that not everyone likes the music presented on stage...
Now about the festival itself. Naturally, we started later, about half an hour. At the beginning they showed the intro of the team from Russia, which won last year. They mostly had fountains, not fireworks.
Competition program The Austrian team began, and in our opinion and in the opinion of the spectators sitting nearby, they performed amazingly, better than all the others, although for some reason they scored the fewest points. They showed completely different fireworks - ones we had never seen before.
This team showed truly fabulous miracles accompanied by a magical music - raindrops, flying fireflies, trees with flowers appearing out of nowhere, and at the end the sky simply lit up with millions of lights, incredible!
After their performance, the rest of the teams looked pale, especially the USA, who performed third, who had no music, especially at the beginning, and they did not always hit the beat in volleys, and at the end of the performance they showed rockets (bombs?) flying in different directions. ...
They were given the most points, we still did not understand the principles of judging. The Bulgarians came second, at least they had a story - about Snow Queen, and the fourth were the Italians, they had great music, and the fireworks themselves were excellent. Those. if the Italians had won that day, we would somehow understand, but not the USA.
Overall, of course, the feeling is amazing. You won’t see anything like this either on Victory Day or City Day - a whole hour of incredible fireworks! We really enjoyed it!
You should definitely take with you to this event water, some kind of bedding, something to sit on, outerwear and, possibly, a blanket to cover yourself with.
If you go to an event with children/disabled people/elderly, then you need to arrive and leave early, before the end of the last performance, because... The biggest nightmare is organizing the departure of visitors.
People were let out of the park in slow queues, there was a cordon everywhere, even people living near the park had to walk several kilometers around. The Maryinsky Bridge was closed. If someone needed to get to the other side, they suggested taking public transport.
At the same time, the security officers simply answered all questions and indignations: “Nobody forced you to come here!” A wonderful response to the inability to organize everything well. The idea of leaving there by taxi was also a utopia, because... All exits from this disastrous place were stuck in a burgundy, almost black traffic jam. Taxi drivers, out of habit, charged unrealistic prices.
This is all, of course, completely unsurprising, because no one is even trying to learn how to organize such events correctly. In general, you need to go to this event with a huge supply of positivity and health, then you will be satisfied. You should only remember the competition part.
I would still like to note another positive point - free animation was organized for children and there were many stalls with various food and drinks. Mods are in this. True, those who wanted to listen to the concert and at the same time keep an eye on the child on the playground were disappointed, because... these options were at different ends of the park.
The largest international festival of pyrotechnic art this summer takes place on August 18 and 19 in Brateevsky cascade park.
“Leading pyrotechnicians from all over the world will gather to surprise the audience and compete for the title of the best,” said the festival organizers.
Eight of the world's best teams will take part in the 2018 fireworks festival in Moscow and compete among themselves. Every day four participating teams will show their shows.
— Teams will show two tasks: business card fireworks display in the colors of the national flag to music with national flavor and a free program on the theme of goodness and magic. The jury will evaluate the integrity of the composition, the synchronization of salvos and musical accompaniment, tempo, pyrotechnic know-how, and compliance of the performance with the specified technical parameters (time and caliber of charges). Three winners will be selected. A separate nomination this year will be the Audience Award, the organizers said.
A daily program is provided for guests (before fireworks): sports, creative activities, themed spaces, quests and games for the whole family. Also performance musical performers– On August 18 the group “Dancing Minus” (18.00-19.00), “Chizh&SO” (19.00-20.00) will perform, on August 19 the group “Zveri” (19.00-20.00) will perform. Food courts will be installed in the park.
Team Schedule
HOW TO GET THERE: st. Borisovskie Prudy, 31. Walking distance from the Borisovo and Alma-Atinskaya metro stations. From 17.00 to 0.30 there will be free express bus routes E1 and E2 from the Kashirskaya and Domodedovskaya metro stations.
How much does a ticket cost?
— standard ticket (500 rubles) — entrance to the park for 1 day, participation in entertainment program, watching a headliner concert and fireworks show;
- ticket to grandstand A (2300-3300 rubles) - in addition to the standard offer, you can take a comfortable seat to watch the fireworks show on the grandstand by the water (first line);
- ticket to grandstand B (2000-2700 rubles) - in addition to the standard offer, you can take a comfortable seat to watch the fireworks show on the grandstand of the upper tier (second line);
— ship ticket (3,500-5,000 rubles) — allows you to watch a fireworks show from aboard a comfortable ship. But the boat ticket does not include entry into the park.
The US team is in the lead after the first day of the fireworks festival in Moscow
On the first day of team performances at the Rostec International Fireworks Festival in Moscow, the team from the USA took the lead with 500 points, followed by Italy with 450 points, then Bulgaria (446 points) and Austria (438 points), reports RIA Novosti correspondent following the results of Saturday evening in Brateevsky Cascade Park.
Viewers could also take part in the popular vote by sending an SMS worth 35 rubles with the number of their favorite team, which, after summing up the results, would receive a special audience choice prize.
On Sunday, the fight for a place on the podium will unfold between representatives of Andorra, Greece, Slovakia and Great Britain. The weather, like Saturday, is expected to be favorable.
The technical details of the pyrotechnicians' performances are monitored by a competent international jury. It included award-winning specialists from Canada, Spain, the USA, Romania and Portugal. The entertainment value of the show was duly appreciated by representatives of the amateur jury - composer and producer Igor Krutoy and film director Pavel Chukhrai.
The performance of each team lasts 12 minutes: two minutes is the so-called “calling card”, during which fireworks can only be carried out using the colors that are in the team’s national flag, and accompanied by its national music, the performance itself lasts 10 minutes.
Foreign companies use Russian equipment and projectiles in fireworks displays. This is due to the fact that, due to new requirements for the import of explosives, it is more convenient to purchase them on the territory of Russia.
Speech by participants of the Fireworks Festival in Moscow
The fourth international fireworks festival started in Moscow. On the first day, teams from Austria, Bulgaria, Italy and the USA performed at the Brateevsky Cascade Park. The routines consist of two parts - a “calling card” in the colors of the national flag and a free program. An international jury evaluates the performances. RT broadcast live.
Trouble in Brateevo. Fireworks Festival. Cascade Park. Live performance by the band Chaif.
Fireworks festival 2016. Brateevsky Cascade Park. Concert of the group Chaif.
It's August 2017. Very soon, on the 19th and 20th, the third Fireworks Festival, held by the Rostec company, will take place. It will be held, as in 2016, in Brateevsky Cascade Park. In anticipation of this event, we are publishing a new home vlog from the “About Everything” series. In this video we share with you a recording of our visit to the festival last year. We got to the second day, during which the performance of China took place, winning the Grand Prix, Azerbaijan taking second place, as well as Portugal and Malta. The highlight of the festival was live performance Chaif group, a very incendiary concert. Well, actually, all this is in our new unpretentious video.
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Brateevsky Cascade Park. Organization of the festival.
Some of our impressions from this event. As already mentioned, in 2016 the festival was held for the first time in a residential area of Moscow - Brateevo. A couple of months before the event, they urgently began to build and improve the cascade park. It seems like we made it on time, although not everything turned out perfect. Having been hastily laid a couple of weeks before the festival, the lawn did not cope well with the downpours that had occurred the day before. As a result, part of the park turned into a swamp, sometimes very dirty. Well, it seems that this is where the main disadvantages end. Overall, the park turned out to be quite good. It is large, located on different levels on the banks of the Moscow River. Very cute and comfortable enough for leisurely walks.
It must be said that Brateevo has never seen events of this scale before. According to the organizers, in just 2 days about 300 thousand people visited here, 100 thousand of whom visited the park itself. This caused a certain collapse. The closed streets meant that some drivers were stuck in traffic jams for several hours. The nearest metro station is Borisovo. It was possible to arrive through it, but at the end of the festival it was closed at the entrance and all spectators were sent to the more distant Alma-Atinskaya metro station in order to slightly distribute the flow of people.
Entrance to the festival and the park itself is paid - from 400 rubles. By paying this amount, you get the opportunity to walk around the park and watch the festival from any publicly accessible point. There are tickets in more expensive price categories that allow you to watch fire show from comfortable seats and even from ships plying along the Moscow River. The volleys themselves were fired from the shore from Maryino.
Impressions from the Chaif concert and pyrotechnic show.
We arrived at the festival closer to its climax, after 18:00. In general, the holiday takes place over two days - Saturday and Sunday, from morning to evening. Various competitions, entertainment events, some exhibitions and even catering are organized here. In general, you can spend the whole day here.
We immediately rushed to the Chaifov concert. We managed to get to the main area in front of the stage. It was small, everything was clearly visible. The Ural rockers had a good time, performed their main hits, Shakhrin communicated well and got the audience going. In general, everything is five stars.
Around half past nine, when darkness began to fall on the city, the main thing began - fireworks, explosions and other pyrotechnic joys. Each team was given 9 minutes. It was necessary to show bright show on the theme of films. In general, we liked the performances of all the teams we saw. Indeed, China had a very powerful performance, which then won the Grand Prix, but the rest were not far behind. The performance of the Maltese was a little simpler; as a result, of all the participants of this day, they were the only ones who did not receive any prizes.
The show is massive and truly impressive. Unfortunately, I would say that none of the teams completely got into the music. That is, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the fireworks were on their own, the music on its own. But sometimes, with the help of music, teams managed to at least create an atmosphere. Over time, ashes begin to fall on your head and eyes, you feel like a hero last day Pompeii.
Is the festival worth the money? If for 400 rubles, then, perhaps, definitely yes. True, we had to spend the entire show on our feet and we were pretty tired. Therefore, if you spend the whole day here, you can get pretty exhausted. However, many spectators were located directly on the grass. The only thing is that you need to stock up on something in advance because the ground is still cool. And visibility is good from almost anywhere, so you can’t go wrong.
From August 18 to 19, 2018, leading experts in the field of pyrotechnic shows will come to Moscow. Fireworks from the best masters Muscovites will see it in Brateevsky Cascade Park. The daytime part of the festival will also include concerts and sporting events. Among the festival participants will be pyrotechnicians from eight countries.
The performance of their original shows will last two hours - from 21:00 to 23:00. The concert part of the event, which will precede the fireworks themselves, will include performances three famous Russian rock bands. The organizers also prepared a program of active recreation, games and master classes for festival guests.
International festival Rostec fireworks in 2018 will not be limited to evening pyrotechnic shows. The holiday will last two days, and ceremonial events are planned for both daytime and evening.
In the morning and afternoon, Muscovites and city guests will be able to spend time playing sports and board games. There will also be a wide range of activities for children, workshops and team fun.
The organizers focused on unusual and little-known games. Among the active sports, for example, bossaball (a mixture of volleyball, football and trampolining), zip-line (moving on a suspended cable) and zorbing (walking on a lake in a huge inflated ball) will be presented.
Among the children's events, guests will enjoy performances famous studio Jumble, a huge pool with colorful balls and the constant work of various animators.
Vacationers will be offered fifteen types of board games to choose from - from chess to table football. For those who love excitement, a variety of team games are organized, including tug-of-war, relay races, and intellectual games.
The 2018 fireworks festival will be marked by a performance by the legendary group Chizh and Co.
After the completion of the “active” phase of the festival, festive concert. The organizers invited very famous performers to the event.
Thus, on August 18, the cult rock band Chizh and Co. will perform in Brateevsky Cascade Park. Performances famous musicians designed for everything age categories. Also on this day there will be a performance by the group “Dancing Minus”, which also managed to “conquer the hearts” of hundreds of thousands of Russian rock music connoisseurs.
The next day, the main headliners of the concert will be pop-rock musicians from the group “Zveri”. Their performance will last an hour, during which they will perform all of their most popular tracks.
“Chizh and Co,” “Beasts” and “Dancing Minus” are just those performers who will perform at main stage. The festival will also have additional stages where less famous, but very promising musical groups will perform.
The 2018 fireworks festival will illuminate Moscow for two hours
The main highlight of the event will, of course, be the pyrotechnic show itself. Spectators will be able to watch teams from eight countries. Austria will be represented by the team “Jost”, Italy – “Lieto Fireworks”, Great Britain – “Fantazia fireworks”. Teams from Andorra, Bulgaria, Greece, Slovakia and the USA are also participating.
Four teams will perform each day of the festival. The duration of all performances on one day will be two hours. Those who want to watch beautiful show will gather in the park at 21:00.
The organizers note that Muscovites will see performances of the strongest teams in the world. These are not just representatives of other countries, these are multiple winners of world pyrotechnics tournaments. Now they will all gather in Moscow to show the Russians their first-class skills.
Most questions arise about the fireworks festival, which was held here for the third time.
And the most frequently asked questions: is it worth going to the festival and is it possible to see this beauty not from the park, but from somewhere nearby, that is, for free?
The questions are, of course, interesting, but my answers are not very clear.
Of course, this spectacle is very beautiful, expensive and memorable. Therefore, most likely, I will answer: yes, this fireworks show is worth watching, especially when you don’t live very far and you don’t have to trudge for three hours from the other end of Moscow or the region, and then jostle in the crowd and go around the National Guard cordons. What I mean is that people (especially those with kids) get very tired.
But I would advise buying a ticket to the park if:
1. There is an opportunity and means to get into the VIP zone in the stands. It is here that you can fully enjoy the beauty of the show and see not only the upper, but also the lower fireworks, lasers, fountains, and the reflection of these miracles in the water, and the sound design for the action.
2. But holders of Standard tickets will have to look for seats.
That being said, I would recommend visitors to arrive early. Firstly, to attend various festival activities (especially with children) and calmly take pictures without a crowd against the background of thematic festival objects (this year the theme of the show was “Magic and Goodness”, and the art objects were fairy-tale animals). Secondly, so as not to miss the concert of the announced group.
Thirdly, in order to notice and stake out more convenient places: the number of people, subjectively, becomes larger every year, the trees and bushes are higher and more magnificent, therefore, the view from some places is worse. Just keep in mind that you should take some food with you (you can’t overstock - they won’t let you in), because everything at the festival is expensive.
If you are traveling from a distance directly to the fireworks start scheduled for 9 pm, you should not expect that you will pass control in seconds (there will be many such latecomers). Also, don’t think that in a “no place to fall” state, the ranks of people will open up and give you the best “viewing” spot with a red carpet. This will not happen - and there is no point in complaining about poor organization and regretting wasted time and money!
Then it’s really better to look for places outside the park.
Here it is necessary to take into account that every year security authorities mark the “dead” zone differently. For example, in 2018 it was not as big as last year, 2017, and people behind the fences could easily find good review, to see upper fireworks.
You can enjoy the “lower” beauties if you make acquaintances with the local natives living on the top floors of houses overlooking the festival water area. Ask to visit them or at least to the stairwell - and the freeloader will be happy)
Many people expect to watch the show from the Brateevsky Bridge - albeit not directly, not as a complete, symmetrical picture, but as if in “profile”, from the side. Don't even hope! During the show, pedestrians are driven off the bridge (and this year there is also repair work going on there). So people outside the park had to look for convenient viewing points, for example, along Borisovskie Prudy Street.
Again, the visibility was not good everywhere; we looked for where there were at least small bald spots in the green spaces.
Don’t judge strictly on the quality of the photo, it’s not good, but only professional video can convey the beauty of fireworks (you’ll find a lot of reports and videos on the Internet), but my goal is to show what part of the fireworks is visible outside Brateevsky Park.
This shot was taken on the second day of the festival from Borisovskie Prudy Street in the area of the Water Motor Club stop, from the side of the houses. As you can see, the left fireworks are hidden behind the tops of the trees.
The next shot is from the stop closest to the bridge. Here the tree crown is not so dense. The view is better, although more from the side.
Then I walked around the fence and crossed the street to the park side to the same stop. In the bald patches of trees, because of the cordon mesh, you can see much better, and I liked this point the most. You can hardly hear music anywhere - just some snippets of melodies can be heard.
The time to experiment and find a more convenient place was during the breaks between the teams' performances.
And so you can see from the window of the landing of the house already behind the Brateevsky Bridge, that is, completely to the side.
Beautiful, of course. But, comrades, it’s still better to come from the park - I recommend, “everyone to the park”)
And one more thing: I read a lot of bad reviews about the festival. Of course, everyone has their own opinion - from their own experience. But I definitely want to answer: in order not to complain about a mediocre organization, be sure to go to the official websites before the event, there is a lot of necessary information there; don’t be late, come early and keep in mind that this is the largest mass event where the main thing is the safety of people, hence many restrictions. And this must be understood!
